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Apr 24, 2024 · Some flu viruses mainly affect people, but others chiefly occur in animals. Avian viruses spread naturally in wild aquatic birds like ducks and geese, and then to chickens and other domesticated poultry. The bird flu virus drawing attention today — Type A H5N1 — was first identified in 1959.
May 2, 2024 · The salmon fry were in a pond holding 2 million young hatchery Chinook—an estimated half of which or more survived—being raised to support prey availability for Southern Resident killer whales as well as tribal and recreational salmon fisheries in the North Puget Sound Region.
Apr 26, 2024 · Officials say Heckathorn broke into the hatchery, where he poured liquid bleach into one of four rearing ponds that held thousands of young salmon destined for local rivers. When hatchery workers arrived to assess the damages, they counted 17,890 dead Chinook salmon fry, according to a press release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Apr 15, 2024 · IRRIGON, Ore. – The Irrigon and Umatilla fish hatcheries have been temporarily closed to public access while maintenance crews work on updates to the facilities. Depending on how work progresses, the hatcheries may re-open to the public near the end of June.
Apr 16, 2024 · The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL), have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry facility in eastern New Mexico. (Stock photo)
Apr 17, 2024 · Bird flu (avian influenza) is an infection from a type of influenza (flu) virus that usually spreads in birds and other animals. Sometimes, humans can get bird flu from infected animals. Like the versions of flu that people usually get, bird flu can be serious and is much more likely to be deadly.
Apr 26, 2024 · Vandal poisons thousands of young salmon at Oregon hatchery, April 26. ODFW release – REEDSPORT, Ore. — Nearly 18,000 young salmon died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank on Monday, according to law enforcement authorities. What may have started as vandalism evolved into poaching with the illegal killing ...
